Glaciation And Speleogenesis: Interpretations From The Northeastern United States (cave And Karst Systems Of The World)
by John E. Mylroie /
2015 / English / PDF
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Focusing on glaciation and speleogenesis in the region of New
York and New England, this book serves as an example of a karst
region that has experienced large-scale continental glaciation.
It reviews the literature on the controls of glaciation on karst
development, exploring examples from the marbles of the
Adirondacks, New England and eastern New York, the Ordovician
strata of northern New York and the Siluro-Devonian strata of
central New York. Each of these areas is examined in detail,
demonstrating the evolution of thought on glaciated karst through
case studies of individual caves as well as larger cave systems.
Additionally, this book describes the geology and glaciation, the
evolution of karst landscapes from pre-glacial times to the
present and human interaction with the caves in the region.
Focusing on glaciation and speleogenesis in the region of New
York and New England, this book serves as an example of a karst
region that has experienced large-scale continental glaciation.
It reviews the literature on the controls of glaciation on karst
development, exploring examples from the marbles of the
Adirondacks, New England and eastern New York, the Ordovician
strata of northern New York and the Siluro-Devonian strata of
central New York. Each of these areas is examined in detail,
demonstrating the evolution of thought on glaciated karst through
case studies of individual caves as well as larger cave systems.
Additionally, this book describes the geology and glaciation, the
evolution of karst landscapes from pre-glacial times to the
present and human interaction with the caves in the region.
